Tristin and Isabella: July 2009

One of the BEST things we did last weekend was have a spontaneous picnic at Alamo Square Park. It's been ages since we've been there and daddy had the most amazing idea to pick up some fried chicken and hang out at the park for a few hours, playing with Tristin. It was probably the one of the best things we've done in a long time. Its amazing how such little things can bring so much joy but with the sun shining, the sky beaming its beautiful blue and Tristin frolicking around the grass, we couldn't have asked for a better few hours to spend together. It rejuvenated our spirits and made us so incredibly excited and satisfied about last weekend's outings.

As for Tristin, he LOVED it. He was running around the grass (and sometimes a bit hard when he saw a dog) and climbing all over daddy. He would give mommy and daddy hugs and kisses, eat a bit of the fried chicken and go running around again.

These days, T's favorite word is "no". It doesn't matter what you ask him, his first response (unless you insert the word "barney", "elmo", "wiggles" or "pipo") is usually "NO!". And not just anykind of "no". It's a passionate, firm, how-many-times-do-I-have-to-tell-you-my-answer-is-NO! C and I think its the funniest thing and love to ask him random questions just to hear him say yell his passionate "no"s. We're likely, I'm sure, starting a bad habit but we can't help but giggle every time he does it.

As I was saying daddy, today's picnic was awesome!

Daddy, look over there, there is a dog!

Daddy, there's another puppy over there!

In front of the painted ladies with daddy

Mommy, baby bump and me!

HAH HAH HAH

I love my juice paks

A kissie for daddy

Climbing over daddy

Running around

It's such a beautiful day!!

Mommy, can we do this every day?

Daddy and T going for a walk..

I love having snacks in the car

Playing the guitar

I love ICECREAM!

I can't stop eating it

Its so yummi

Do you think I can stuff the whole thing in my face?

This stuff is amazing

Like my moustache?

Mommy and me

See you again!

It's crazy how fast time flies. T is already 21 months and in a matter of months, our little boy will be turning 2. C and I keep waiting for T to stop being cute but with every month that passes, the little boy gets nothing but cuter. These days, he's been picking up words much more quickly and easily. And with every new word, he surprises us. This morning, we gave him a bagel and he said "waffle" (close enough!), says "flowers", "trees" when he looks out to our little yard, "one, two, three" when he's ready to do something, "open/close", "up", "car", "doggie ruff ruff"....it goes on and on. Additionally, he's a pro at repeating the ABC's with us (not yet reciting it all himself!).

He's also a happy, gentle little boy with a fierce stubborn-ness. Gentle in the sense that if he sees you hurt or you show any signs of pain, he'll quickly come over, give you a hug and kiss the source of the pain. He is generous with his hugs and kisses. He laughs easily, still loves to dance and finds joy in the smallest things. Daddy is the most fun person in the world for T. Whether it be learning how to jump, playing peekaboo with his blankie or just counting "one, two, three" and running down the street, T loves nothing more than to play with daddy.

As gentle and happy as he is, however, little T is stubborn and when he wants something, he wants something N-O-W. If we don't give him what he wants, he has no qualms lying on the floor in the middle of random places and yells. He makes his body go limp (so we can't pick him up off the floor) and just lies in protests. Usually, C and I will let him do his little "show" and then a few minutes later, we'll scrape him off the floor. A few minutes later, he calms down and he's back to his happy, usual self.

Overall, couldn't have asked for a cuter, happier, more loving little boy. From the moment we wake up until the moment we go to bed, we can't get enough of little T. He brings so much meaning, happiness and laughter to our lives. Ok, enough cheeze for now.....

A few shots of T: 1) at the zoo (we took him there this weekend and while he had fun, he was a bit scared of all the animals, in particular, the gorillas, 2) our family BBQ for 4th of July (my cousin came up from LA with his family and we got to hang out, 3) Visits from Adam, mommy's friend from b-school and grandma/grandpa.....

Enjoy!